Morocco Risks Spat With Second European Power as Spain Hosts Foe

Morocco’s prime minister condemned Spain for hosting the leader of a movement fighting for the independence of the disputed Western Sahara, signaling a possible second feud between the kingdom and a major European partner.

The government plans an “appropriate response” to the presence of the Polisario Front’s chief in Spain, premier Saad Eddine El Othmani told lawmakers in Morocco’s capital, Rabat, on Monday. The North African nation is already mired in a dispute with Germany, which it accuses of having a “negative attitude” regarding Western Sahara.